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Records/Awards...

Ham radio has many incentives for activity. Mine are all CW-based. I love the sound of Morse code.

General Awards ›

  • DXCC - CW
  • WAS - CW
  • WAC - CW
  • WAZ - CW
  • WPX Awards ›
    • WPX CW NA
    • WPX CW
  • USA Counties - almost 82% confirmed as of Spring 2020- all CW
    (working on all 3077 counties)
  • SOTA - Shack Sloth Sept. 2018, over 8000 points as of Fall 2019

2020 ›

  • Arkansas QSO P - high score WA State

2019 ›

  • South Dakota QSO P - SOHP CW -
    co-winner, out of state
  • YL Radio League YL-OM Contest: 1st Place CW
  • 13 Colonies - CW - USA Sweep
  • Arkansas QSO P - SO all CW -
    WA state high score

2018 ›

  • Louisiana QSO P - Washington State First Place
  • Louisiana QSO P - First Place CW HP
  • Maine QSO P - SOLP all CW -
    WA state high score, 2nd place USA
  • Kentucky QSO P - SOLP all CW -
    WA state high score
  • 13 Colonies Event - Sweep - all CW
  • All Saints Diploma #22 - from LZ1KCP - all CW (July)
  • British Columbia, Canada QSO P - 1st place - outside BC - SOHP all CW
  • Arkansas QSO P- WA State high score and set all time high for WA State score,
    all CW
  • Minnesota QSO P - WA state high score SOHP all CW
  • SKCC January K3Y Event - Grand Sweep - all CW

Note - My tower went up in Dec. 2017
~~ so more activity and contacts.

2017 ›

  • Canada 150 Award - 1867 Level
  • Colorado QSO Contest - 1st Place -
    Out of State - CW - HP
    MultiOp (aka assisted)

2016 ›

  • WAZ - CW
  • 160 M Contest - 1st Place - N NY Section, SOHP

2015 ›

  • Arkansas QSO P - WA State high score
  • Alabama QSO P - The "76" Plaque
    (high score in W6/W7 areas)

Note - I moved to WA in early 2014 - HAM activity took a hit.

2014 ›

  • ARRL Centennial W1AW WAS - CW

2013 ›

  • BC QSO Party - #1 non-BC SO LP CW
  • FOC 75th Anniversary - Gold Award

2012 ›

  • DXCC - CW
  • WPX CC - CW
  • MO QSO Party - #1 CA state, CW
  • ARRL DX Contest - #1 SF Section, SO (U) CW LP
  • FL QSO Party - #2 CA state, CW SO (A)

2011 ›

  • WAS - SKCC - CW - #150 - March
  • WAS - ARRL - CW - April
  • WAC - ARRL/IARU - CW - awarded August
  • MO QSO Party - #2 CA state, CW
  • CQ WPX - 1st Place - Rookie LP CW 20M NA
  • CQ WPX - 1st Place - 6th Call Area LP CW SO Assisted 20M

2010 ›

  • upgraded to Extra, AG6V

2009 ›

  • first licensed as KJ6BGO
 
 

 

Equipment
K-Line from Elecraft.
Keys of various sorts.
JK Beam Antennas, and some in experiment mode.

Service
Preparing to be a communicator in times of need.

Skills
Learning new skills and practicing known skills.

 
 
 

YL OM Contest 2019